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Message: <blockquote data-quote="subzero" data-source="post: 6873083" data-attributes="member: 600350"><p>NOOB...and amp is an amp. got it.    amp say it will put out 500  on a 4 ohm load.  so that mean you have to wire  up the subs to have a 4 ohm resistance.  The amp puts out 500 watts with a 4 ohm impedance load.  If you wire it to 8 ohms, then the amp will put out half of that 500 theoretically.  and if you lower the impedance to 2 ohms then the amp might double the power to 1000watts.  Less resistance equals more wattage to get through to the woofer. more resistance mean then wattage is restricted...  Now if you have a sub that says it is dual 4 ohm coils, then that means it is not 4 ohms total impedance. it is either 8 ohms because you have to wire them in series, or it is 2 ohms it you wire the sub in parrell.   Do a search on series and parrell  wiring.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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